Monika Al-Mufti

After two years on social @ 30days30waysUK twitter and website is born, July 2017 x.com/30Days30WaysUK…

UNDRR Geneva 2019 x.com/MonikaAlMufti/…

It’s great to be back on social but my platform of choice has changed. Rather cheekily, you can find me @ mrsgrabbag.bsky.social and of course on linkedin.com/in/monikaalmuf… Twitter was amazing so here’s a very fond look back ... #HappyNewYear2025

This! -'independent statutory body should be established to advise the UK government and devolved administrations, and consult with voluntary groups and council-based directors of public health on civil emergency preparedness and response.' #COVID19 #DRR #preparedness

So much to explore on the new UK preparedness pages!! Delighted to see the language and many actionable points. prepare.campaign.gov.uk

🤩What a surprise and delight to find this @TheEPS1 Resilience award 'unsung hero' in the post today from the UK's Emergency Planners. Very honoured to receive this for @30days30waysUK #30days30waysUK and related efforts. 2024 will be a spectacular year for all!

New paper "Delivering extreme event #preparedness education in schools: A systematic review of educational preparedness resources available in England" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @TheEPS1 #EMGtwitter

I rarely post personals but this is different: 🤩A Xmas single!! Check us out @CAVoices singing backing vocals for Kevin Connery's "We are together Christmas Anthem" in aid @macmillancancer #CancerSupport: ➡️open.spotify.com/track/0MT86TPv… ➡️our concert 18/12 bit.ly/SimMVoices

💫Fantastic meeting with @TheEPS1 today discussing super exciting developments for @30Days30WaysUK's 10th year in 2024. Huge thanks to my ever patient and inspiring friends and colleagues @jobayeshopp and @Jejoba2004

Storm #Ciarán has brought hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and dangerous waves to parts of Europe. Hard on its heels is #Domingos, @ECMWF chart via @AEMET_Esp #EarlyWarningsForAll

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured As the @UN's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2000 inpatients in northern Gaza. The forced evacuation of patients and health workers will further worsen the current humanitarian and public health catastrophe. The lives of many critically ill and fragile patients hang in the balance: those in intensive care or who rely on life support; patients undergoing hemodialysis; newborns in incubators; women with complications of pregnancy, and others all face imminent deterioration of their condition or death if they are forced to move and are cut off from life-saving medical attention while being evacuated. Health facilities in northern Gaza continue to receive an influx of injured patients and are struggling to operate beyond maximum capacity. Some patients are being treated in corridors and outdoors in surrounding streets due to a lack of hospital beds. Forcing more than 2000 patients to relocate to southern Gaza, where health facilities are already running at maximum capacity and unable to absorb a dramatic rise in the number patients, could be tantamount to a death sentence. Hospital directors and health workers are now facing an agonizing choice: abandon critically ill patients amid a bombing campaign, put their own lives at risk while remaining on site to treat patients, or endanger their patients’ lives while attempting to transport them to facilities that have no capacity to receive them. Overwhelmingly, caregivers have chosen to stay behind and honor their oaths as health professionals to “do no harm,” rather than risk moving their critically ill patients during evacuations. Health workers should never have to make such impossible choices. Additionally, tens of thousands of displaced people in northern Gaza are seeking refuge in open spaces in or around hospitals, treating them as havens from violence as well as to protect the facilities from potential attacks. Their lives, too, are at risk when health facilities are bombed. There are verified reports of deaths of health care workers and destruction of health facilities, which denies civilians the basic human right of life-saving health care and is prohibited under International Humanitarian Law. WHO calls for Israel to immediately reverse evacuation orders to hospitals in northern Gaza, and calls for the protection of health facilities, health workers, patients, and civilians. WHO also reiterates its calls for the immediate and safe delivery of medical supplies, fuel, clean water, food, and other humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing, where life-saving assistance, including WHO health supplies that arrived earlier today, is currently awaiting entry.

Really encouraging to see many CHO or chief heat officer roles being created, a clear #EM/#DRR intersection for #preparedness and #resilience. Hopefully many more across the world. #DRRDay #EMGtwitter

Excellent podcast on building capacity for personal #resilience @AnthonySeldon #psychology #education #preparedness #mentalhealth open.spotify.com/episode/0KJD37…

"Many persons with disabilities face social and logistical isolation, impeding their access to evacuation warnings, appropriate transport facilities, caregivers, and any essential medical equipment..." @UNDRR training 11Oct 👉undrr.org/event/disabili… #EMGtwitter #EUcivpro #DRR

😀👋Welcome #30days30waysUK to day 18 and #householdpreparedness at home. We're sharing lots of resources today because everyone needs a plan in case of an emergency, we will also be talking about #GrabBag 🧵1/6